A Curious Investigation
Concerning the Nature of the Mass

The Wine is the Philosophic Mercury. It is composed
of three sub-elements: water, alcohol, and a complex of oils and
tartrates which give it its unique flavor, color and bouquet.
These three sub-elements are our Three Principles. The water
is our Salt (Tamas); the alcohol is our Mercury (Sattva); and
the factors which give the wine its unique characteristics represent
our Sulfur (Rajas).

The Host is the First Matter; and contains the Sulfate
of Mercury within itself, in the form of the "thick leavings
of red wine." Aside from the reflected Mercury dwelling
therein, the Host is composed of five sub-elements, which are
our Five Elements: meal (Prithivi), honey (Vayu),
olive oil (Apas), Oil of Abramelin (Tejas) and Red Oil
(Akasha).

During the Mass, the Host, the First Matter of Five
Elements, is broken up, and a Particle of it is dissolved within
the Wine, the Mercury of Three Principles. The Mystic Union of the First
Matter and our Mercury gives rise to the Stone of the Philosophers; the joining
of the Five with the Three begets the Eight, the number of BAPHOMET
and CHRISTOS. This completes the First Cycle of the Operation.
The Second Cycle begins with the consumption of our Eucharistic Elements
by the Priest and the People.